Danny Hillis

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person G. Maxwell
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person Janelle Sarauw
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person Pattie Maes
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person Stewart Brand
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person marvin minsky
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person Stewart Brand
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person JEFFREY E EPSTEIN
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person Marvin Minksy
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person Robert Tappan Morris
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person Jeffrey Epstein
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person Pattie Maes
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person Richard Feynman
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person marvin minsky
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person Bran Ferren
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person Richard Feynman
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person marvin minsky
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person Robert Tappan Morris
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person Janelle Sarauw
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Date Event Type Description Location Actions
N/A N/A Danny Hillis designs the Connection Machine and founds Thinking Machines Corporation. MIT View
N/A N/A Danny Hillis and team peddling the Connection Machine; Robert Tappan Morris creates his parallel ... Unknown View
N/A N/A Danny Hillis and team peddling the Connection Machine; appearance of Robert Tappan Morris's device. Unknown View
N/A N/A Danny Hillis and team working on the Connection Machine; appearance of Robert Tappan Morris's par... N/A View
N/A N/A Richard Feynman joins Thinking Machines Corporation on the day it was incorporated. Unknown View
N/A N/A Seminar-MONEY Unknown View
2005-07-01 N/A Initiated Metaweb Technologies, Inc. Unknown View
2002-12-10 Shipment A FedEx package was picked up for shipment from G. Maxwell to Danny Hillis. N/A View
2002-12-10 Package shipment A 5.0 lbs package was picked up for FedEx 2Day service. An incorrect recipient address was noted,... From New York, NY to North ... View
2000-01-01 N/A Left Disney and founded Applied Minds Unknown View
1996-01-01 N/A Founding of the Long Now Foundation Unknown View
1996-01-01 N/A Joined The Walt Disney Company Unknown View
1988-01-01 N/A Received PhD in EECS MIT View
1983-01-01 N/A Co-founded Thinking Machines Corporation Unknown View
1981-01-01 N/A Received MS degree in EECS MIT View
1978-01-01 N/A Graduated from MIT with BS in mathematics MIT View
1956-09-25 N/A Danny Hillis born Baltimore, Maryland View
0019-09-01 N/A Conference Sessions (Afternoon) Esri Conference Center View

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This document contains a binder cover with various labels indicating topics and events, followed by a cover sheet stating that CSAM content is not scanned, and then two pages of scanned images, likely thumbnails from trips to NY, LA, and London, with some images redacted.

Binder contents and scanned images
2025-12-25

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This document is a FedEx invoice dated December 23, 2002, detailing two shipments sent from Jeffrey E. Epstein's address at 457 Madison Ave, New York. The first shipment, co-sent with G. Maxwell on Dec 10, was to Danny Hillis in California and incurred an address correction fee. The second shipment on Dec 11 was to Kirstie Fergusen.

Shipping record
2025-11-20

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This document is a court transcript from a cross-examination of a witness named Chapell, filed on August 10, 2022. The questioning focuses on invoices for two shipments sent by 'G. Maxwell' in December 2002, establishing the recipients as Laura Casey Wasserman and Danny Hillis. The attorney also confirms that the recipients were not named Carolyn or Cardine and begins to question the absence of a transaction involving 'Ghislaine Maxwell' on an invoice.

Court transcript
2025-11-20

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This document is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, USA v. Ghislaine Maxwell) documenting the cross-examination of a witness named Chapell. The testimony focuses on FedEx shipping invoices from December 2002, confirming that G. Maxwell sent packages to Laura Casey Wasserman and Danny Hillis, explicitly noting that these recipients were not named Carolyn or Cardine.

Court transcript (cross-examination)
2025-11-20

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This document is an email from Lesley Groff to Jeffrey Epstein dated March 19, 2012, containing a proposed invite list for a 'Seminar-MONEY'. The list includes high-profile technology and business figures such as Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Peter Thiel. The email also references a second seminar topic ('POWER') and asks if Ian Osborne should be added to both lists.

Email
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be a biographical profile or introduction page (numbered 120) regarding computer scientist Danny Hillis. It details his history at MIT, his relationship with physicist Richard Feynman, and the founding of Thinking Machines Corporation and Applied Invention. The page bears the Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016923, indicating it is part of the House Oversight Committee's investigation files, likely regarding Jeffrey Epstein's connections to scientists and the 'Edge' community, though Epstein is not explicitly named on this specific page.

Biographical profile / exhibit page
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be page 15 of a manuscript, book proposal, or essay collection (likely edited by John Brockman given the list of Edge.org contributors) discussing Artificial Intelligence and the work of Norbert Wiener. It contains quotes from prominent scientists and thinkers like Freeman Dyson, Stewart Brand, and Danny Hillis regarding the future of AI. The document is stamped 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016818', indicating it was obtained as evidence during a Congressional investigation. The mention of 'the late Stephen Hawking' dates the writing of this specific text to after March 2018.

Manuscript / book proposal / essay
2025-11-19

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The author reflects on the founding of "The Reality Club" and relationships with pioneering computer scientists like Danny Hillis and Seth Lloyd, discussing historical developments in AI and complexity science. The text introduces "The Deep Thinking Project," a collaborative collection of essays from 25 prominent intellectuals addressing contemporary issues in artificial intelligence.

Book excerpt or memoir page
2025-11-19

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This document is a detailed schedule for a 'WWW' conference occurring from Tuesday, September 18 to Thursday, September 20 (likely 2012). The event took place at the Mission Inn Hotel in Riverside, CA, and the Esri campus in Redlands, CA. The schedule lists numerous high-profile speakers from science, technology, and entertainment, including Yo-Yo Ma, will.i.am, Stephen Wolfram, Frank Gehry, and Jeffrey Katzenberg. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' stamp, indicating it is part of a congressional investigation, likely related to Jeffrey Epstein's involvement with or attendance at high-level intellectual gatherings.

Conference schedule / itinerary
2025-11-19

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A document stamped with a House Oversight Bates number listing attendees for an event titled 'Intellectual Jazz.' The list includes high-profile individuals from science, technology, and entertainment, such as Mark Cuban, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Matt Groening, and will.i.am, likely organized by Richard Saul Wurman.

Event guest list / attendee roster
2025-11-19

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This document is an email thread from December 2011 between literary agent John Brockman and Jeffrey Epstein. Brockman originally sent a mass invitation to a 'Who's Who' of tech and science leaders (including Gates, Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg) to answer the Edge.org 2012 Annual Question. Epstein responded with a philosophical paragraph about biology being based in deception, to which Brockman replied encouragingly, 'Keep it coming.'

Email thread
2025-11-19

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Joi Ito forwards an email from Politico Magazine editor Margaret Slattery, who is soliciting 'out-of-the-box ideas' for incoming President Donald Trump, to Jeffrey Epstein asking for input. Epstein replies briefly, suggesting Ito 'talk to danny hillis' because he had 'legisative ideas' (sic).

Email chain
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be a page (p. 187) from a book manuscript (Chapter Eleven: Citizens!) included in House Oversight Committee evidence regarding MIT. The text is a narrative describing the author's interactions with Pattie Maes at the MIT Media Lab in the 1990s, discussing the history of Artificial Intelligence, recommendation engines, and the work of Joseph Weizenbaum.

Book manuscript / evidence document
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be page 147 of a manuscript or book (identifiable as 'The Seventh Sense' by Joshua Cooper Ramo) included in a House Oversight Committee production. The text discusses network theory, the concept of the 'Seventh Sense,' and the impact of connectivity on global systems, referencing the Arab Spring, the 2008 financial crisis, and hacker groups like the Warez Dudes. It explores how networks concentrate and distribute power, creating 'emergence' and changing the nature of politics, economics, and society.

Book manuscript / report page (house oversight production)
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be a page from a manuscript or report discussing the history of cyber warfare, computing, and the concept of 'Time Superiority' in conflict. It contrasts traditional military power with networked power, citing the Syrian Electronic Army, and narrates the emergence of Robert Tappan Morris's computing device in 1988 as a rival to Danny Hillis's Connection Machine. The page bears a House Oversight Bates stamp, suggesting it was part of a congressional investigation.

Manuscript / report page (likely draft book or essay)
2025-11-19

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This document is page 143 of a manuscript or book draft included in House Oversight evidence files (Bates stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018375). The text discusses technological networks, time perception, and latency, referencing Snapchat, Tinder, and high-frequency trading. It explicitly quotes Marvin Minsky (a known Epstein associate) regarding 'The Society of Mind' and links him to 'Hillis' (likely Danny Hillis), while also citing computer engineer Leslie Lamport's work on distributed systems.

Book manuscript or draft page (evidence file)
2025-11-19

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This page appears to be an excerpt from a manuscript or book (possibly written by Epstein or a ghostwriter given the context of the file dump) discussing the sociology of technology, specifically 'MapReduce' and the concept of 'time compression' in modern economics. It draws parallels between historical liberty and future technological speed, arguing that entities capable of 'velocity' will dominate those that are slow. The document is marked with a House Oversight footer, indicating it is part of a congressional investigation evidence file.

Manuscript / book draft / exhibit
2025-11-19

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This document is page 140 of a manuscript or book draft (evidenced by the 'TK' placeholder in footnote 205). The text discusses sociological and economic theories regarding connectivity, 'Locational Utility,' and the 'kinetic elite'—those who can move effortlessly through the world versus those who cannot. It references tech companies like Airbnb and Uber and cites thinkers like Adam Smith, Danny Hillis, and Peter Sloterdjik. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was collected as part of a congressional investigation.

Manuscript/book draft page (evidence)
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be page 135 of a manuscript or book, marked with a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' stamp, suggesting it was part of evidence produced for a congressional investigation (likely related to Jeffrey Epstein). The text is a philosophical and historical essay discussing the acceleration of technology, 'Hillis-style neural computers,' and the concept of modernity. It draws comparisons between the technological shifts in Russia (citing Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina' and his death) and the expansion of the American frontier via the rail system. It does not contain direct communications or financial records related to Epstein's criminal activities on this specific page.

Manuscript / book page (evidence exhibit)
2025-11-19
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2002-12-10 Received G. Maxwell Danny Hillis $0.00 FedEx package picked up for shipment. View
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Critique of Connection Machine idea

From: Richard Feynman
To: Danny Hillis

Feynman remarked, 'That is positively the dopiest idea I ever heard.'

Meeting
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FedEx Package

From: G. Maxwell
To: Danny Hillis

A FedEx package sent by G. Maxwell was picked up for shipment to Danny Hillis on December 10th, 2002.

Package shipment
2002-12-10

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